Perspective: Former Prince Andrew's arrest shifts his Epstein shame from disgrace to potential criminal wrongdoing.
is a watershed moment for the British monarchy—and for the toxic afterlife of the pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.Newsnight interview, the loss of military titles, a multimillion-dollar civil settlement with Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre and exile from public royal life.
But his arrest, on his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office is a major escalation, moving his Epstein friendship from disgrace to potential criminal wrongdoing. Police had been reviewing allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor that surfaced in the Epstein files, including claims that he passed sensitive information to the convicted sex offender during his time as a U.K. trade envoy. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing. The monarchy has survived scandal before by isolating the individual and protecting the institution. King Charles III’s streamlined,"slimmed-down" royal model was in part an effort to draw a hard line under Andrew. In light of his arrest on Thursday, it remains to be seen whether the strategy will succeed.
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